What this lesson shows
Trevor had 16 cars and now has 20: 16 + ? = 20.
The worked example
The lesson works this one step by step: 16 cars, now 20. Then your kid tries one like it on paper.
The steps
- A box for the change
- Draw more up to the total
- Count the new ones
Helping at home
Write the story with a box for the number you do not know. Draw what you start with, then draw more until you reach the end number. Count the new ones.
If your kid gets stuck
Draw more until you reach the total.
Watch it with Lux
With Lux, this lesson is a narrated video and a printed page your kid works on. Then Lux helps with the same math on their own worksheet, one question at a time.
Standards
- Common Core 1.OA.A.1
Use addition and subtraction within 20 to solve word problems involving situations of adding to, taking from, putting together, taking apart, and comparing, with unknowns in all positions, e.g., by using objects, drawings, and equations with a symbol for the unknown number to represent the problem. - Common Core 2.OA.A.1
Use addition and subtraction within 100 to solve one- and two-step word problems involving situations of adding to, taking from, putting together, taking apart, and comparing, with unknowns in all positions, e.g., by using drawings and equations with a symbol for the unknown number to represent the problem.
Matches a standard in all 50 states and DCSee each state's code
- Alabama MA19.1.1a, MA19.1.1b, MA19.1.1c, MA19.1.1d, MA19.1.6a, MA19.1.6b, MA19.1.6c, MA19.1.6e, MA19.2.1
- Alaska 1.OA.1, 2.OA.1
- Arizona 1.OA.A.1, 2.OA.A.1
- Arkansas 1.CAR.1, 1.CAR.6, 2.CAR.7
- California 1.OA.A.1, 2.OA.A.1
- Colorado 1.OA.A.1, 2.OA.A.1
- Connecticut 1.OA.A.1, 2.OA.A.1
- Delaware 1.OA.A.1, 2.OA.A.1
- District of Columbia 1.OA.A.1, 2.OA.A.1
- Florida MA.1.NSO.2.1, MA.1.AR.1.2, MA.2.AR.1.1
- Georgia 1.NR.2.1, 1.NR.2.4, 1.NR.5.1
- Hawaii 1.OA.A.1, 2.OA.A.1
- Idaho 1.OA.A.1, 1.OA.C.6, 2.OA.A.1
- Illinois 1.OA.A.1, 2.OA.A.1
- Indiana 1.CA.2, 2.CA.1
- Iowa 1.OA.A.1, 1.OA.IA.C.2, 2.OA.A.1
- Kansas 1.OA.1, 2.OA.1
- Kentucky KY.1.OA.1, KY.2.OA.1
- Louisiana 1.OA.A.1, 2.OA.A.1
- Maine 1.OA.A.1, 2.OA.A.1
- Maryland 1.AT.A.2, 2.AT.A.1, 2.AT.A.2
- Massachusetts 1.OA.A.1, 2.OA.A.1
- Michigan 1.OA.A.1, 2.OA.A.1
- Minnesota 1.1.2.1, 1.2.2.1, 1.2.2.4, 2.1.2.5, 2.2.2.1, 2.2.2.2
- Mississippi 1.OA.1, 2.OA.1
- Missouri 1.RA.A.1, 1.RA.C.8, 2.NBT.C.11
- Montana MT.1.OA.1, MT.1.OA.6, MT.2.OA.1
- Nebraska 1.N.4.b, 1.N.5.f, 1.N.5.g, 2.N.5.a, 2.N.5.b
- Nevada 1.OA.A.1, 2.OA.A.1
- New Hampshire 1.OA.A.1, 2.OA.A.1
- New Jersey 1.OA.A.1, 2.OA.A.1
- New Mexico 1.OA.A.1, 2.OA.A.1
- New York NY-1.OA.1, NY-2.OA.1.a, NY-2.OA.1.b
- North Carolina NC.1.OA.9, NC.1.OA.1.a, NC.1.OA.1.b, NC.1.OA.1.c, NC.2.OA.1.a.1, NC.2.OA.1.b.1, NC.2.OA.1.b.2
- North Dakota 1.AR.OA.1, 1.AR.OA.4, 1.AR.OA.5, 2.AR.OA.3, 2.AR.OA.4
- Ohio 1.OA.1, 2.OA.1
- Oklahoma 1.N.2.1, 1.N.2.3, 2.N.2.5, 2.A.2.2
- Oregon 1.OA.A.1, 2.OA.A.1
- Pennsylvania CC.2.2.1.A.1, CC.2.2.2.A.1
- Rhode Island 1.OA.A.1, 2.OA.A.1
- South Carolina 1.PAFR.1.4, 1.PAFR.1.3, 2.PAFR.1.3
- South Dakota 1.OA.A.1, 2.OA.A.1
- Tennessee 1.OA.A.1, 1.OA.C.6, 2.OA.A.1
- Texas 111.3.b.3.B, 111.3.b.3.E, 111.3.b.3.F, 111.3.b.5.D, 111.4.b.4.C, 111.4.b.4.D, 111.4.b.7.C
- Utah 1.OA.1, 1.OA.6.b, 2.OA.1
- Vermont 1.OA.A.1, 2.OA.A.1
- Virginia 1.CE.1a, 1.CE.1b, 1.CE.1c, 1.CE.1f, 1.CE.1l, 2.CE.1c
- Washington 1.OA.A.1, 2.OA.A.1
- West Virginia M.1.1, M.2.1
- Wisconsin M.1.OA.A.1, M.2.OA.A.1
- Wyoming 1.OA.1, 2.OA.1
More in this unit
- Ways to make 10
- Facts that go together
- Read the story first
- Make a ten to add
- Doubles and near doubles
- Subtract back to ten
- Don’t flip the ones
- Subtraction is a missing part
- Which addition helps?
- Act out the story
- How many at the start?
- How many more?
- “More” can mean subtract
- Count on to add, back to subtract
- Five and some more